VARGAS, JUAN C.

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VARGAS, JUAN C.
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: Experience: House: District 51, 2013-Present; Home State: California; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $886,957Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Juan C. Vargas

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Adrienne; 2 Children: Rosa, Helena

Birth Date: 03/07/1961

Birth Place: National City, CA

Home City: San Diego, CA

Religion: Catholic

Education

Attended, Jesuit Seminary

JD, Harvard Law School, 1991

MA, Humanities, Fordham University, 1987

BA, Political Science, University of San Diego, 1983

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 51, 2012-present

Senator, California State Senate, District 40, 2010-2012

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 79, 2000-2006

Assistant Majority Leader, California State Assembly, 2000-2006

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 51, 2006

Member, San Diego City Council, 1993-2001

Current Legislative Committees

Financial Services, Member

House Administration, Member

Joint Committee on Printing, Member

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Financial Services), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Border Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Caucus on Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery, present

Member, Congressional Caucus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, present

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Foster Youth Caucus, present

Member, Congressional High Tech Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, present

Member, Diabetes Caucus, present

Member, House Guard and Reserve Component Caucus, present

Member, House Specialty Crops Caucus, present

Member, Israel Allies Caucus Foundation, present

Member, Latino-Jewish Congressional Caucus, present

Member, LGBT Equality Caucus, present

Member, Library of Congress Caucus, present

Member, Military Veterans Caucus, present

Member, Native American Caucus, present

Member, New Democrat Coalition, present

Member, Ports Caucus, present

Member, Small Business Caucus, present

Member, Travel and Tourism Caucus, present

Member, U.S.-Mexico Friendship Caucus, present

Former Member, Latino Caucus

Former Member, Moderate Caucus

Professional Experience

Former Vice President of Corporate Legal, Liberty Mutual Group

Former Associate Attorney, Luce, Forward, Hamilton and Scripps

Former Vice President of External Affairs, Safeco Insurance

Former Jesuit Worker

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Former Sponsor, Operation Restore

Former Member, San Diego Foundation

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Support It is necessary to keep "Three Strikes" laws and death penalty on the books, but we also need to avoid inappropriate imprisonment or sentencement.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Oppose It is ok to continue experimenting with charter schools, and with public school choice, but only as a limited experiment, and no vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Support We should establish a market-based solution for excess carbon emissions. The Kyoto Protocol should require developing countries' participation to make the solution work.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
11. Support & expand free trade	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Oppose The only "gun right" is self-defense against violence. The government should reinforce registration rules and keep guns away from children.
14. Expand ObamaCare	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 27

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
04/25/2017	H.R.2143	Donald J. Trump Wealth Tax Act of 2017	04/25/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/16/2017	H.R.827	Imperial Valley Desert Conservation and Recreation Act	02/16/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
02/10/2017	H.R.438	California New River Restoration Act of 2017	02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. (All Actions)
02/10/2017	H.R.199	Chicano Park Preservation Act	02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
12/08/2016	H.R.3711	Chicano Park Preservation Act	12/08/2016 Received in the Senate. (All Actions)
09/30/2016	H.R.6092	Healthcare Opportunities for Patriots in Exile (HOPE) Act	09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
09/30/2016	H.R.6091	Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I-VETS) Act	09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
09/21/2016	H.R.6093	NATS Act	09/21/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions)
07/11/2016	H.R.5629	California New River Restoration Act of 2016	07/11/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. (All Actions)
03/16/2016	H.R.4753	Wounded Warrior Housing Reform Act of 2016	03/16/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
11/30/2015	H.R.4060	Imperial Valley Desert Conservation and Recreation Act of 2015	11/30/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
10/16/2015	H.R.3731	RaD Fund Act	10/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
05/22/2015	H.R.2385	Stop Blood Tomatoes Act	05/22/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. (All Actions)
04/21/2015	H.R.1568	Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015	04/21/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
02/13/2015	H.R.621	Veteran Excellence Through Education Act of 2015	02/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. (All Actions)
02/11/2015	H.Res.90	Recognizing the importance of the United States International Boundary Water Commission (USIBWC) and its recent efforts to address trash, sediment, and water quality issues with their Mexican counterparts, Comisión Internacional de Límites y Aguas (CILA), through a proposed minute.	02/11/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. (All Actions)
02/06/2015	H.Res.95	Recognizing the importance of transformative breakthroughs in biomedicine, biotechnology, and life sciences in the diagnosis, management, curing, and treatment of illness and the existence of a "Valley of Death" in biotechnology and life sciences funding that stifles innovation and impedes translational medical research.	02/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/04/2015	H.Res.89	Supporting "United States Foreign Service Day" in recognition of the men and women who have served, or are presently serving, in the Foreign Service of the United States, and to honor those in the Foreign Service who have given their lives in the line of duty.	02/04/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
01/26/2015	H.R.535	Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act	01/26/2015 Referred to House Administration (All Actions)
12/09/2014	H.R.5695	Treason and Passport Revocation Act of 2014	12/09/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)

Total: 962

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
09/12/2016	H.Res.810	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the life and work of Elie Wiesel in promoting human rights, peace, and Holocaust remembrance.
09/12/2016	H.R.5424	Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016	Passed	Yea
09/09/2016	H.Con.Res.152	Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States and the international community should support the Republic of Iraq and its people to recognize a province in the Nineveh Plain region, consistent with lawful expressions of self-determination by its indigenous peoples.
09/09/2016	H.R.5961	Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2016
09/09/2016	H.R.3299	Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2016
09/08/2016	H.R.5953	National Flood Insurance Program Debt Forgiveness Act of 2016
09/08/2016	H.R.5801	Protect and Grow American Jobs Act
09/07/2016	H.Res.792	Reaffirming the United States commitment to the protection of refugees and displaced persons.
09/07/2016	H.Res.752	Condemning the Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, and urging China to end the dog meat trade.
09/06/2016	H.R.1157	Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2016
08/11/2016	H.R.5695	Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2016
07/29/2016	H.R.4761	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 61 South Baldwin Avenue in Sierra Madre, California, as the "Louis Van Iersel Post Office".
07/14/2016	H.R.4470	Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act	Passed	Yea
07/14/2016	H.R.2646	Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016	Passed	Yea
07/14/2016	H.Res.290	Calling for the global repeal of blasphemy laws.
07/14/2016	H.R.1567	Global Food Security Act of 2016	Passed	Yea
07/05/2016	H.R.5621	To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby in recognition of his achievements and contributions to American major league athletics, civil rights, and the Armed Forces during WWII.
07/11/2016	H.R.1434	Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act
07/08/2016	H.R.5691	To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Elie Wiesel for placement in the United States Capitol.
07/07/2016	H.Res.813	Amending the rules of the House of Representatives to exclude provisions relating to existing or proposed water resources development projects of the Corps of Engineers from the definition of congressional earmark, and for other purposes.

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